I'm an Iranian ,We were discovering these great songs with a lot of troubles through radio's parasites then recording them in cassettes then we were listening them with every kind of noises ,It was not so easy like some friends that have them in pubs with beautiful girls ,But I'm thinking the worth of it ❤
One of the first groups to play at Brady's in Liverpool where I worked from 1981. Bloody love this ❤ Dangerously manly band, sad day when Hugh Cornwall left. Look out for his collaboration with John Cooper Clark
the punk aggression of the early albums, the avant garde of the mid period and the pop sensibility of the later stuff-one day people will look back and realise that the stranglers were one of the greatest bands of all time
So true, I love so much from 80's I never really thought was good at the time. Now I realise how amazing nearly all of it was and how bad today's music is
I am in my early seventies, and, believe it or not, I heard this for the first time five days ago. It is wonderful! I think I have missed too much in life.
He looks so young back then... It creeps me out a bit that I'm aging myself. he was really cool! May he rest in peace.... His hair and his face are really cool!
My Older Brother introduced me too the Stranglers about 76, I was 8 yrs old, Kids today don’t No what they missing, Don’t thing there has been a day since I haven’t listened to them since 🍺
loved the stranglers from the very first time I heard them I’m 69 now and still love them .fabulous band with so much talent .i don’t think they did a bad song ever imo
yeah remember end of college being one of the ones with "Rattus " under my arm .. along with .. the Members .. and the rest of those great 70s bands ..
RIP Greenfield! Thank you for the music. Will be listening to you playing your keyboards and singing, every time a Stranglers song comes up, until we die. You've been brilliant!
In 1981 as a 15 year old I would play my Stranglers tapes and my Dad, to my surprise, would later say to me he really liked that band "The Slaughterers"!!
When did he die this is the first of me listening to the stranglers since I was a kid my dad's favourite band rip jet black and rip Dave Greenfield and rip dad xxx
I jammed with Him once at a party. He was a really nice, no bullshit kind of fella. Their was a drunk guy following him around, who kept nagging him to play the Keyboard part of "Golden Brown"...and He did. R.I.P Dave Greenfield. 🌠🎼🎹🎵🎶👤🐁🕶💎
Though I didn't discover this song until the late 90's I have to agree...The best song of 1984 as far as I'm concerned. I keep coming back to this song on TH-cam again and again. I wish I'd discovered the Stranglers earlier
@British Teeth Many people don't realize the connection between oral hygiene and heart health, I gargle with peroxide 2-3 times a week (I'm a physician).
O M G....The Stranglers were truly.. AWESOME.... their music is as fantastic today, 2021, as it was in the 80s. What wonderful memories of that time, living in St. John's Wood...O M G...
The stranglers greatest hit, better watch out for the skin deep. Another 1980s classic song 😎 Always the sun, golden brown, no more heroes, no mercy, just love the stranglers music.
Dave Greenfield, who very recently died from COVID-19, plays an incredible melody on his Oberheim synthesizer in this song. RIP Dave, your music contributions will never be forgotten.
Aural Sculpture - a sort of textbook for fabulous songwriting and performance realised. The greatest rock n roll thinking man's band of all time. Thanks Hugh, J.J., Jet, Dave for telling it as close to as it is as possible. Maximum Love.
I saw the Stranglers and the tough darts back in this '70s and I'm 63 now. If you want to know the way of the world you must listen to the words to Giants as well as this. Love this band.
I was an 80s kid, but truly I never appreciated The Stranglers as much as I should have done. This, Golden Brown, Always the Sun, so many of their songs were peerless, and it's taken me this long to get it. (Similar with Human League, PhD and several others.....)
Timeless classic song.....love it here in 05/2024
I'm an Iranian ,We were discovering these great songs with a lot of troubles through radio's parasites then recording them in cassettes then we were listening them with every kind of noises ,It was not so easy like some friends that have them in pubs with beautiful girls ,But I'm thinking the worth of it ❤
I am 68 and I love this one and the stranglers....just the Best!!!¡
2024 and still Rocks even after all these years.
Who thinks this music will never get old .
From the 🇬🇧
I'm getting older, but this band have been with me for a good 55 years 😊
As fresh and relevant as the day it was written. #LifeLessons
The lyrics are a life lesson that most do not realize until too late.
Yes. That really does make sense. Better watch out..
Brother we only have two hands to lend
I think it could encourage….slip slop slap all around the world
Yes definitely😢
Still haunted by this beautiful song, I'm 55 now......what genius
Bloody kids. I'm 69 and still come here often
Same, though I have 3 years on you...such classics will outlive us
The haunting melody made an impression on me
One of the first groups to play at Brady's in Liverpool where I worked from 1981. Bloody love this ❤ Dangerously manly band, sad day when Hugh Cornwall left. Look out for his collaboration with John Cooper Clark
Like a fine wine, The Stranglers improve with age.
Always reminds me of my Dad singing incorrectly the chorus
"You better watch out for the Schoolies" lol" 1984
RIP Dad ;-(
Yeah, I also thought it was something else besides "skin Deep😄
Sorry for your loss🙏
Hugh Cornwell the miracle
Miracle is hugh cornwell
the punk aggression of the early albums, the avant garde of the mid period and the pop sensibility of the later stuff-one day people will look back and realise that the stranglers were one of the greatest bands of all time
Well said!👌
Loved the stranglers ..takes me back to days of smokey pubs ,beer and beautiful girls ..when life was fun ...RIP Dave .
@John Shiner Atmosphere, its lacking a lot these days.
Good days..
I agree m8.. Gr8 times.. The world's gone to crap now.. Not many pubs left in my town.. And smoking ban fucked it up too..
@@Sunakfilth just the whole damn world is screwed by ZOG and Techno AI trash
100% Dave,reminds me of the Maroubra Bay Hotel in Sydney everytime I here the Stranglers
2023 can do one. I want 1984!!
Well. Haven't we got Orwellian?
Funny how we just took the 80s for granted not knowing what an amazing decade in music we were living through. If only I could have it all again....
So true, I love so much from 80's I never really thought was good at the time. Now I realise how amazing nearly all of it was and how bad today's music is
So true, I was fortunate to have seen so many of the 80's bands.
OK here comes the inevitable 80s time machine post...
At least we have TH-cam!
I was there and im still here taking it for granted. On my tablet rigged up to my stereo system.
Often over looked 80s classic... But a brilliant song
This was when Music was music but we didn't realise how good it was 80s where the best
Beware charming individuals , they are not what they appear to be.
I am in my early seventies, and, believe it or not, I heard this for the first time five days ago. It is wonderful! I think I have missed too much in life.
We all miss much in life whether we know it or not. There's too much media for any one single lifetime to experience. Just enjoy your discovery!
Better late than never!
Have you checked out Golden Brown by them? 2:30
Ignore the 2.30… fumble fingers…
Hat is off to you for being willing to so honestly post. Now you've had a sniff dig in, plenty more to enjoy. All the best
Rest in peace Jet Black and Dave Greenfield. Thanks for the music.
This isn't a song, it's philosophy and life advice with brilliant rhythm. Masterpiece. I've lived it.
One of their best. Truer words ne'er spoken.
Queen St Auckland. 1984. Mainland records. I still have the cassette. Wonderful.
Classic Stranglers RIP you great muso's
I’m 26 and properly started to admire this band 2 years ago. There is something about their them. Modern music got no fluency.
No one delivers menace quite like Hugh Cornwell. What a legend!
SEXY menace
Miracle
I really miss the 80's
RIP keyboardist David Paul Greenfield from The Stranglers
RIP
Yes fantastic key boards. An integral part of The Stanglers. RIP. X
He looks so young back then... It creeps me out a bit that I'm aging myself. he was really cool! May he rest in peace.... His hair and his face are really cool!
Aye.
Must be because all of the Golden Brown
They singing a lesson for us ALL
Get lost Summer
RIP Jet Black 💔 privileged to see you twice in the 70's.
My Older Brother introduced me too the Stranglers about 76, I was 8 yrs old, Kids today don’t No what they missing, Don’t thing there has been a day since I haven’t listened to them since 🍺
This is how 80's music is supposed to sound. Fantastic song
Brother you better watch out though
Absolutely awesome track , STANGLERS my favs 👍🙂
Nope, the stranglers made the 80's sound like this
This is how Music should sound!
The First thing I ever learnt to do with a computer was how to program (code) into a BBC basic. And it was Golden Brown by the stranglers in 1986.
This album is 40 years old people, we are all gettin' old amigo's ..
Nothing sounds like this today.
RIP Jet Black!
3 in 10 Stranglers. Skin Deep, Golden Brown, No More Heroes
Always the Sun, honeylamb.
loved the stranglers from the very first time I heard them I’m 69 now and still love them .fabulous band with so much talent .i don’t think they did a bad song ever imo
Vi-os pela primeira vez no festival de Vilar de Mouros em Agosto de 1982..
yeah remember end of college being one of the ones with "Rattus " under my arm .. along with .. the Members .. and the rest of those great 70s bands ..
RIP Greenfield! Thank you for the music. Will be listening to you playing your keyboards and singing, every time a Stranglers song comes up, until we die. You've been brilliant!
Cornwell was a handsome bloke, he had that Conneryesque look , a fine Celtic set of features.
A great rock legend worthy of more recognition.
No wonder he was once accidentally into movie scene, and he got a good voice too.
"Skin Deep"... Un gros son, signé les STRANGLERS... Malheureusement, peu d'artistes musiciens actuels sont encore capables de faire cela.
So true and this song could be matched with Bryan Ferry Mama says. Friends must be trustworthy and consistent and I don't share my friends.
In 1981 as a 15 year old I would play my Stranglers tapes and my Dad, to my surprise, would later say to me he really liked that band "The Slaughterers"!!
Brilliant 😂😂😂
The Stranglers were cool but the Slaughterers were better.
Fly high Jet Black, you will be missed
When did he die this is the first of me listening to the stranglers since I was a kid my dad's favourite band rip jet black and rip Dave Greenfield and rip dad xxx
@@Michael-so3su he passed late 2022 at his home after battling ill health
@@martinbalmforth2665 thanks
RIP Dave Greenfield and ta for the tunes.
British Teeth you are an affront to humanity. RIP Dave.
When I read the news I couldn't believe it... He was so cool! Dammit!
I jammed with Him once at a party. He was a really nice, no bullshit kind of fella. Their was a drunk guy following him around, who kept nagging him to play the Keyboard part of "Golden Brown"...and He did. R.I.P Dave Greenfield. 🌠🎼🎹🎵🎶👤🐁🕶💎
unsung hero.....how can music ever be the same....rip dave x
Great guy R. I. P MY DEAR FRIEND THAKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES, HAD PLEASURE ON WORKING ON TOURS BK IN 80S 90S 💔
I think everyone has a moment in their lives when they listen to this and realise how true it is. Powerful song.
Peasant in the big shitty is better
A REAL SUPPORT FOR ME !!!
I pity those who didn't watch out
True. Sage advice in this song.
Ho many people realise that Golden Brown is a reference to Heroin ?
To me this has to be the best tune of 1984 39 years later still bloody brilliant
84's best song was Frankie's #PowerofLove
Though I didn't discover this song until the late 90's I have to agree...The best song of 1984 as far as I'm concerned. I keep coming back to this song on TH-cam again and again. I wish I'd discovered the Stranglers earlier
🔥
R.I.P.> Jet Black 🥁 🏴
I'm a therapist, and the number of times a week I quote this song to my clients is unreal 🤣. So many lines to live by in a single piece of music!
Any bit in particular?
@@serinatang4184. The bit where it says give me a lot of money for doing nothing.
RIP jet. Legend
One of the best bands of the 80s. Criminally underrated.
Absolutely..
R.I.P. Dave Greenfield. :(
@gibsongoldtop100 Wikipedia said he was in hospital for "heart problems", was found to be COVID-19 +
@British Teeth Many people don't realize the connection between oral hygiene and heart health, I gargle with peroxide 2-3 times a week (I'm a physician).
@@noclu9683 When i went to donate Blood, years ago, the Blood sucker told me to "piss off and take your bad Teeth with you." So, i did.
RIP Jet Black..the best🙏
My neighbours loved this song so much they threw a brick at my window to hear it better.
lol
Love this
Ha ha throw 🤣 one back 🤣 works for me
😂😂😂 Great song for sure
Great song !
What an utterly haunting song, what an utterly talented group.Such presence.
It's a fantastic song.
Wow what a fantastic comment 😊
True
imagine those dancing back in the day? play it again jc x
“Skin Deep is one my favourite song by the Stranglers”
One of my favourite songs full stop.
It's an absolute classic.
R.I.P Jet Black, this is my ringtone.
Memories of my school French Exchange to Paris, October ‘84. The 80s were peak.
Only half of them left. Used to love their songs. Thank you guys. RIP Dave and Jet.
This is a classic in any era, not just the 80s
Love the bongo bloke's look and the pout directly into the camera.
These songs just creep up on me sometimes, I could just cry...
This gem still gives me goosebumps after all these years.
Oh! That Hugh's crystal voice
I remember I was on a cruise holiday listening to this song.i was only twelve years old at that time
RIP Jet Black.
Such a classic 80's song, makes you feel so good, but also so sad that those years are so far gone, and we've all gotten so much older.
Yep the best years music wise, wish could turn back the clock...
dont be sad cos you can enjoy schooling the future......always a plus in your life
This song came out a year before I was born but my stepfather loved The Stranglers and so do I.
We didn't know how great we had it.
O M G....The Stranglers were truly..
AWESOME.... their music is as fantastic today,
2021, as it was in the 80s. What wonderful memories of that time, living in St. John's Wood...O M G...
I had the 12 inch single. Played it to death.
Am. 66 on Monday. Was always a stranglers fan . Love them
67in october.the stanglers are amazing
The stranglers greatest hit, better watch out for the skin deep. Another 1980s classic song 😎 Always the sun, golden brown, no more heroes, no mercy, just love the stranglers music.
And golden brown!
Greatest indeed
Probably the only song I like from them so far
Dave Greenfield, who very recently died from COVID-19, plays an incredible melody on his Oberheim synthesizer in this song. RIP Dave, your music contributions will never be forgotten.
Covid doesn't kill anyone it helps them to the other side just like flu.
Jet black died today 8 12 22 (drummer)
@@markmorrid8144 100% agreed...........................
Yes, a greatly talented innovator, but he died with Covid 19 as a complication of heart disease, so not from it.
@@richardtattersall647 Jet Black had been seriously ill for a very long time. So sorry to hear he's gone now.
Aural Sculpture - a sort of textbook for fabulous songwriting and performance realised. The greatest rock n roll thinking man's band of all time. Thanks Hugh, J.J., Jet, Dave for telling it as close to as it is as possible. Maximum Love.
A song and video from the 80's that hasn't dated. Rare.
"Better watch out for the skin deep."..........wise words!
'Watch out for the Skin Deep' .... how true .
Was lucky enough to see Hugh play this in Glasgow last week. What a song! What a man!
I'm so glad i grew up with the stranglers .
The dude on the bongos cracks me up.
That's Jet Black, he passed away recently.
Brian Duffy, died on 6th December aged 84.
Creative, foot tapping rhythm and brilliant vocals. Great song. Surprised? No - this was the 80's, where real music prevailed.
Definitely
Aye I remember Stock Aitken and Waterman...
Just love that keyboard riff.
Songs like skin deep always makes me long back to 80s. 🙂
My brother and myself this was the best song ever love so much....... Still
A Punk band with utter CLASS
I never thought they were punks but still a great band.... totally authentic
rock band of sorts! absolutly fab.
Yup, and JJ will tell you the same in 2021.
RIP Dave Greenfield. Thank you for all the great music.
I saw the Stranglers and the tough darts back in this '70s and I'm 63 now. If you want to know the way of the world you must listen to the words to Giants as well as this. Love this band.
Their best song by miles.So under rated.An all time classic in my book.
Thx guys, you're such a sun in regular lives.
I was an 80s kid, but truly I never appreciated The Stranglers as much as I should have done. This, Golden Brown, Always the Sun, so many of their songs were peerless, and it's taken me this long to get it. (Similar with Human League, PhD and several others.....)
These totally cool dudes formed some of the music of my youth in NZ. I'm an old bastard now , but this is still the coolest music.
This song relevant even more so today
They are everywhere, like little pricks to the soul!!!
RIP Dave greenfield the best keyboard player ever
This song and 5 Minutes, I can listen to forever.
My favourite Stranglers song.
Just heard the opening bars on The Gold on BBC 1. Was driving me mad trying to remember what the tune was, then it hit me that it was this classic 🙂
It was a 14 second snippet. Imagine being the music researcher coming up with this gem for an 80s TV drama and it gets just 14 SECONDS!
Just heard the news.... So sorry that we've lost Dave Greenfield. So many iconic contributions by him in the Stranglers' music.
Very talented very sad 😢😢😢😢😢
Gone to the 5th dimension. No problemo.
Love The Stranglers … fantastic energetic music 🎵 ❤❤❤
L' album "aureal sculture" est fantastique.
J' écoute toujours ce groupe.
Leurs disques n'ont pas vieilli.
I kept catching this song on radio...and didn't know who sang it. Thank goodness for internet...
What a wonderfully haunting song performed by the utterly brilliant group that is the Stranglers 🎸🎸🎸
Surely this is one of the great songs of the modern era. The lyrics and talent of the musicians is unsurpassed.
Agreed.. Knocks spots off today's shite
RIP Dave Greenfield. I'm crying today.
superdetartrant I cried 96 tears
R. I. P. Jet 😢
I was a teen in 1973 and this tune still sounds top class. That snare drum is amazing. Every bit of the song well made 🎸🎤👍